The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 774 Secret Weapon
"Wembley Stadium, the host venue for the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League Final!"

"Dear viewers and friends in front of the TV, welcome to this world-renowned focus game broadcast live by Sky TV. Sitting next to me is the legendary head coach of the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson. Welcome Sir! "

"Hi everyone, audience!" Ferguson greeted with a smile.

The fans in front of the TV can only hear his voice now, but not his people, because today's live broadcast of the game is a simple welcome ceremony to be held in Wembley Stadium. There is also a short unveiling ceremony, which is specially arranged by UEFA.

"This game can be described as a gathering of politicians. We saw that accompanied by UEFA President Michel Platini, British Prime Minister Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chinese Premier and other politicians appeared in the stands. In addition, the British royal family also arranged a star lineup, Prince Charles, the honorary chairman of the FA, Prince William, the potbellied Princess Kate, and Prince Harry and other royal family members all appeared at Wembley Stadium."

After the camera scanned the various political figures in the chairman's stand, it quickly fell back to the stadium. After the St. Brad Cup was welcomed on the stadium, the opening ceremony immediately started. A group of people in white , representing the colors of Tottenham Hotspur, and a medieval warrior with the Tottenham Hotspur team emblem printed on the armor, and a group of medieval warriors wearing red, representing the colors of Bayern Munich, with the Bayern Munich team logo printed on the armor Emblem of medieval warriors in battle.

Although judging from the performance, both parties were not in order and looked a little messy, especially when the camera zoomed in, the details were a bit unsightly, but they still won a round of warm applause from the scene.

After the performance was over, the camera cut back to the player channel and focused on the players of the two teams.

"We have already got the starting lineup list for both sides."

"Tottenham Hotspur's side is still the traditional 433-[-]-[-] strategy, Petr Cech in goal, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Kyle Walker in defense, Lahm in midfield. Cyprus, Pirlo and Vidal, the front trident is Ribery, Cavani and Messi, this is Tottenham Hotspur's strongest lineup this season."

When Ferguson heard this, he nodded and smiled, "Tottenham Hotspur's lineup is indeed very strong. Ye Qiu has made conscious adjustments since the semi-finals to avoid losing an important player in the crucial finals." players, and with Ramsey coming back from injury, he performed well, I believe Tottenham Hotspur will do their best in this game."

The commentator nodded and said yes, and then continued, "Bayern Munich's starting lineup is also strong and strong. The goalkeeper is Neuer, and the defense is Alaba, Dante, Boateng and captain Lahm. Upfield is Gustavo with Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos and Arjen Robben up front and Mandzukic as lone striker."

"From the perspective of the lineup, Bayern Munich is also doing their best, so neither team has too many injuries and their strength has not been affected much. Does this mean that the two teams are likely to play a peak match ?" The commentator asked Ferguson, after all, this is what all the fans expected.

Ferguson thought for a while, "It depends on the situation. Personally, I also hope that there will be a wonderful peak match, but I think it is difficult, because both sides will definitely adopt a more cautious attitude in the Champions League final, so every key final will be played. It's hard to have a great matchup."

"Then who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

After hearing this, Ferguson smiled, "Ye Qiu and I are very good friends, I know him very well, he likes to win by surprise, and he has always adopted closed training before the game, even in the last two rounds of the Premier League, he did not send out The main players played, one of which he arranged for Ramsey to play left winger, do you remember?"

"Yes, but Ramsey played badly in that game. After returning to the midfield in the second half, he played well!"

"That's right!" Ferguson nodded, "I think it should be Ye Qiu's attempt, but the effect is not obvious. Ye Qiu is a person who likes surprises very much. If he plays something in this game that is too surprising Tactics, I personally think this is not surprising, but whether this surprising effect can win, I think this is a suspense!"

"In other words, the biggest suspense for Tottenham Hotspur is whether the change is successful?"

"That's right!" Ferguson nodded again. "Relatively speaking, we all know that Bayern Munich is at a disadvantage. Although the ball is very balanced offensively and defensively, facing Tottenham Hotspur, I don't think there is any team They will say that they can occupy the upper hand, so their strength is weak, and there are few choices and changes.”

"So, I personally think that the safest tactic for Bayern Munich is to adopt the 4231 tactic that has been played for a season. kind of repression."

When the commentator heard this, he understood, "Busquets was very depressed in the two rounds against Barcelona!"

"Yes!" Ferguson chuckled, "I've always said that this is a preview against Tottenham. If possible, Bayern Munich likes to choose Dortmund, because Klopp's team style is relatively simple, it is fighting. And pressing, which is very good for Bayern Munich's preparation, but Tottenham Hotspur are different, they are stronger and they have more changes."

"But everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur's weakness is in the midfielder!" The commentator reminded.

"Yes, that's why I said, can Mandzukic suppress Tottenham Hotspur's midfielder, that is, Pirlo, like the Barcelona game, we have all noticed that Pirlo's performance this season In fact, the performance has declined compared to last season. Therefore, by pinching this point, it can not only disrupt Tottenham Hotspur's organization and ball control, but also attack Tottenham Hotspur's single midfielder tactics. Personally, I think that's probably the tactic Heynckes would use."

"Is there no other effective method?" The narrator asked with a smile.

Ferguson shook his head, "Tottenham Hotspur is really strong, both the frontcourt and the backcourt are excellent, the offense is sharp, and the defense is solid. If Pirlo is five or ten years younger, then this Tottenham team Nam Hotspur will be unbeatable."

"Hehe, that's why Cruyff said that the strongest enemy of Tottenham Hotspur is time!"

"Yes!" Ferguson had to admit this, "but I'm not worried at all. This weakness of Tottenham Hotspur has been exposed for two years, but we can find that in the past two seasons, who can be very good?" How about taking advantage of this weakness? It is always the team that wants to take advantage of their weakness, but Ye Qiu confuses them in turn!"

"So, you're still very optimistic about Ye Qiu?" the commentator asked.

Ferguson nodded, "Of course, he and I are good friends, and I can only support him!" There was a burst of hearty laughter after he finished speaking.

It can be heard that after unloading the heavy burden of Manchester United, Ferguson became more relaxed, spoke louder, laughed more, and seemed to be in a much more cheerful mood.

While the two commentators were analyzing, the players of the two teams on the scene, led by the Italian referee Rizzoli and other referees, slowly walked out of the player channel, and there was a burst of roaring and tsunami-like shouts at the scene Shouting, the fans of the two teams are competing with each other for their ability to create momentum.

"The coaches of both teams have a lot of experience in the Champions League final. Heynckes has been the coach. This is the third time he has participated in the Champions League final. The most recent season was last season when he lost to Tottenham in the final. Tottenham, and the earliest time was the 90s led Real Madrid to win the championship."

"Ye Qiu is relatively more experienced, and many people say that he is the king of the finals. As long as he reaches the finals, he can basically win the championship. This is the seventh time he has participated in the Champions League finals, and he has also won five. Champions League trophy, the only loss should be in Chelsea, losing to Benitez's Liverpool."

"Yes, that match was true. Ye Qiu's team lost unjustly, and he also left Chelsea after the match. It was called the worst blow in Ye Qiu's career." Ferguson said with a smile.

"And when Chelsea wanted to defend their title, the situation was very similar to this time!" said the commentator.

Before the game, I kept mentioning the suspense of this game. This is also a commentary technique of the commentator, which can retain the audience.

With the guessing of the two teams, Bayern Munich got the right to kick-off, and the two teams returned to their own half to start preparations. When the formations of the two teams spread out, everyone suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"It's a bit strange, Tottenham Hotspur's position today." The commentator felt rather puzzled.

"It's rather strange!" Ferguson also didn't quite understand, "Bayern Munich should adopt the traditional 4231 position, which is also Bayern Munich's main formation this season. They can also play 433, which is to pull Toni Kroos back. , forming three midfielders, but judging from the layout of the game, it should still be 4231."

"Tottenham Hotspur's main formation is a 433-[-]-[-] tactic, but judging from the player's position, Ye Qiu seems to have adjusted the player's position. You see, Ribery went to the right, and the left gave way. May West moved to the center, the original midfield position, Ramsey is always on the left, Vidal is on the right, although they often change positions, this time Vidal is standing on the left."

"Could this be the secret weapon Ye Qiu mentioned?" the narrator asked.

Ferguson shook his head, "The game hasn't started yet, we can't see what's going on."

The live TV footage was shown on the two head coaches on the sidelines. Heynckes had obviously noticed the changes in Tottenham Hotspur. He frowned worriedly and was discussing something with his assistant, while Ye Qiu was Standing firmly in the coach's command area, looking at the field, Mauro Tassotti was telling the players some precautions.

With Rizzoli's whistle, the game officially began. After Bayern Munich quickly served, the ball was sent directly to the backcourt.

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur rushed up like a tide, obviously wanting to use this momentum to form a midfield press and oppression against Bayern Munich, and use the rush after the opening to occupy some initiative.

It was also a signature start for Tottenham, so there was no surprise there.

But what is really surprising is that when the game reached No. 30 seconds, Tottenham Hotspur successfully snatched the ball. At this time, everyone was surprised to find that Tottenham Hotspur It's not playing 433, but 4231 tactics.

This time the ball changed hands because Vidal quickly retreated to the left, defended the opponent's Robben, and kicked the ball to the sideline that popped up on Robben. From Vidal's position, he played on the left. As a defender, Marcelo's pressing range is very high, obviously to play the left winger position.

"Vidal is a player with many facets. He was originally a defender. In the World Cup in South Africa, he played left back and attracted the attention of fans. But in Leverkusen, he played as a midfielder and came to Tottenham Hotspur. Afterwards, the all-round attributes of offense and defense were further explored, so he played more in the midfield."

"Marcelo is a player with excellent attack power, fast speed, and good technique. Ye Qiu can play him as a left winger. Ribery has both feet. He has excellent left and right feet, and he has no problem playing on the right. Messi was pulled to the middle, and it really changed, 4231!" Ferguson immediately came to a conclusion after his analysis.

On the pitch, when Tottenham gained possession, there was no intention of slowing down the pace at all, but a quick attack, but the ball just fell into the Bayern Munich penalty area, Neuer After getting the ball and throwing the ball to his teammates, he found that Tottenham Hotspur adopted a high defense and pressed very high.

"Smart!" Seeing this, Ferguson already guessed Ye Qiu's intentions, "use the opening to suppress the opponent in the half court, try to open the situation in the shortest possible time, and even if you can't open the situation, you can also frustrate the opponent I once said that Tottenham Hotspur is very good at playing rhythm and momentum, as long as the opponent's momentum is weak, Tottenham Hotspur will have a chance of winning."

"After the opening game, Messi and Cavani seemed to be pressing hard!" The commentator also saw a little way.

Ferguson nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, this is where Ye Qiu is clever. First of all, he used Cavani and Messi, and both of them pressed up, forming a deterrent force on the opponent's central defender in front. In the two-on-two situation, Bayern Munich's central defender dare not take the ball, because Tottenham Hotspur have two players in the middle, and they are very layered, so Schweinsteiger and Schweinsteiger follow. Gustavo's ball route from these two points is restricted."

"At this time, Ribery and Marcelo, especially Marcelo's left wing, the purpose is to freeze the side of Lahm and Robben. To entangle Bayern Munich's two full-backs at all times is tantamount to strangling Bayern Munich's backcourt."

"On the surface, Tottenham Hotspur is very risky because the defense line is too high, almost half time, but in reality, this set of tactics is very effective. Bayern Munich has no way to be effective. There is almost no way to pass the ball out, especially the deep ball in the front court, so there is no way to use Tottenham Hotspur's rear."

"This shows the gap. Bayern Munich have no players in the frontcourt who can hold the ball, especially when Robben is choked, they can only go high, but Tottenham Hotspur are not afraid of high balls. Come on, if Tottenham have the ball, or get the ball down the pitch, then Bayern Munich are in danger."

When the commentator listened to Ferguson's analysis, he had already fully understood, "Messi!"

"Yes!" Ferguson had to admit that Ye Qiu played this move very very shrewdly. He used his greatest strength to restrain his opponent's weakest link. If there is any weakness in Bayern Munich, it is their frontcourt. Insufficient ability to hold the ball.

Bayern Munich's more offense still relies on interspersed running and passing and receiving, which makes it difficult for them to pass and receive once they are compressed and unable to give full play to their advantages and specialties.

But Tottenham Hotspur is different. Messi can hold the ball in the frontcourt. Even in a dense defensive area, Messi can hold the ball and pass it out. Franck Ribery and Marcelo on the two wings That can take the ball to complete the assault, coupled with the impact of Cavani in the middle, as long as Tottenham Hotspur gets the ball, the threat will be reflected.

"Theoretically, Toni Kroos should return to the midfield, so that he forms a midfield three with Schweinsteiger and Gustavo, and has an advantage against the combination of Pirlo and Ramsey, but This is more reflected in the defense, once you want to attack, Tottenham Hotspur's compact formation will make it difficult for Bayern Munich to pass the ball as they want, and it will be difficult to launch the offense."

Ferguson had to admit that Ye Qiu's secret weapon was indeed a great surprise.

After the opening, Bayern Munich was almost forced to play in their own half, unable to fight back at all, even very embarrassed to parry, but Tottenham Hotspur could frequently find opportunities to send the ball into the threat area, But Bayern Munich's defense also did a good job, and they just didn't give Tottenham a chance.

But obviously, Bayern Munich is still very uncomfortable with Tottenham Hotspur's way of bombarding them directly, regardless of whether they are green or red, regardless of whether they are young or not. The defense is still exposed in the midst of a hundred secrets.

Tottenham Hotspur right-back Kyle Walker pressed up, and a right-footed ground ball was passed diagonally to Cavani in front, but the Uruguayan was a little too big when he stopped the ball with his back, and was stabbed by Dante After a while, it fell to Schweinsteiger's feet.

Cavani was deeply annoyed, and he caught up with Schweinsteiger behind him, stabbing the ball to Messi.

As soon as the Argentine saw the ball coming, he immediately made a diagonal pass and found Ribery on the right.

All of a sudden, the stands of the entire Wembley Stadium were blown up, and all the fans were condescending, and they could see that the entire offensive situation of Tottenham Hotspur was alive!
(End of this chapter)